Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Cameroon
Cameroon: Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases was 26,551 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 26,551 for tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Cameroon peaked at 26,551 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,251, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 32nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,251 | — |
| 2001 | 11,307 | +115.3% |
| 2002 | 11,057 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 16,427 | +48.6% |
| 2004 | 17,655 | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 21,499 | +21.8% |
| 2006 | 23,483 | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 24,062 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 24,622 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 24,662 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 24,073 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 24,533 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 24,802 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 25,648 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 26,038 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 26,117 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 25,527 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 24,527 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 23,403 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 24,331 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 22,102 | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 22,409 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 24,722 | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 25,129 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 26,551 | +5.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 26,551 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10,658, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 26,551 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15,130, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +115.3% | 5,251 | 11,307 |
| 2003 | +48.6% | 11,057 | 16,427 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18,002 | 5,251 | 24,662 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,900 | 23,403 | 26,117 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,183 | 22,102 | 26,551 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 29 Peru 30,510 compare
- 30 Mexico 27,627 compare
- 31 South Sudan 27,045 compare
- 33 Malaysia 26,183 compare
- 34 Sierra Leone 22,420 compare
- 35 Cote d'Ivoire 21,913 compare
More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Cameroon?
- Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases in Cameroon was 26,551 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest tuberculosis - new and relapse cases recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 26,551 in 2024.
- What is the lowest tuberculosis - new and relapse cases recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,251 in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for tuberculosis - new and relapse cases?
- Cameroon ranks 32nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tuberculosis - new and relapse cases rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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